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East Fork South Fork Salmon River in Idaho

River28.2 mi
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Ponderosa4.6 miSecesh Campground4.7 mi5 mi

Source: USDA Forest Service · Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

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East Fork South Fork Salmon River is a 28.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 13311250. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2011 to 2026

East Fork South Fork Salmon River typically runs highest in May, at a median 142 cfs, and lowest in January, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 366 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 13311250, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January108.6 to 12
February108.3 to 12
March128.8 to 14
April3521 to 48
May142112 to 210
June9381 to 131
July2724 to 36
August1513 to 17
September1211 to 14
October1211 to 15
November1311 to 15
December119.3 to 14

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 13311250 (site 13311250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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